Policy and Strategy Administrator
The role
We are currently seeking a confident, motivated and organised person to join our Policy and Strategy team as a Policy and Strategy Administrator. This is a permanent full-time position located in Palmerston North.
In this position, you’ll play a key role in ensuring policy, iwi engagement, climate change coordination and rural advice processes run smoothly and efficiently. This includes varied tasks from assisting with stakeholder engagement and organising events, to overseeing invoicing and document management. Working closely with the policy, rural advice, iwi and hapū relationships and climate advice teams, along with internal stakeholders, you’ll provide administrative and coordination support across a range of initiatives. This role requires simultaneously managing multiple tasks and responsibilities with competing deadlines, so excellent organisational skills are essential.
About you
We are looking for someone who is positive and proactive with a ‘can-do’ attitude, whilst delivering first class administrative support to our team. If you’re motivated, detail-focused, and confident building relationships with a variety of stakeholders, we’d love to hear from you.
Why join us?
When you join us, you can look forward to a rewarding career full of opportunities to develop a positive and supportive work environment. We do this through:
- Positive focus on employee health, wellness and wellbeing initiatives across the organisation including your birthday off, wellness day, life insurance for all permanent staff and 5 weeks leave after 2 years of service.
- Flexible family friendly work environment.
- Ongoing development and opportunities across the organisation to grow, specialise or diversify your skills.
- Working together for a better environment across our region.
- A supportive and social work environment across the organisation.
About us
The Horizons region extends over 22,200km2 – from Ruapehu in the north and Horowhenua in the south, to Whanganui in the west and Tararua in the east. We work with and for our community in the use and protection of our environment, managing our precious resources of land, air and water; as well as public transport and a key role in emergency management. At Horizons Regional Council we work to make our region a healthy environment where people are thriving, including our staff.
Horizons are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to ensuring we have a diverse and inclusive workplace, so our people reflect the diversity of our region.
Applications close at 5pm on Sunday 7 June 2026.
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
